Darla Pruitt's blog

This February marks the 95th anniversary of Black History Month, a month designated to celebrate and recognize the achievements of African Americans. You can find all sorts of Black History Month programs at your local library not to mention books.

Celebrate Black History Month on Tuesday, February 16th at 7pm with an evening of cool jazz and hot food. Enjoy the jazz stylings the of Thomas Band (pictured left) while sampling cuisine from our African American history cookbooks. Sponsored by BOLT (Board of Library Teens).

Don't miss the bargains as the Friends of the Atascocita Library host their first book sale of 2010! The sale starts off with a preview on Friday, February 5th at 5pm for FOAL members. Not a member? You can join that night. The sale opens to the public on Saturday, February 6th at 10am and features books, DVDs, CDs, and VHS tapes.

Calling all Teens! Get a jump on 2010 with the Club Anime New Year's Eve party on Thursday, December 31st at 3pm. Join us as we ring in the new year a bit early with prizes, Pocky and more.

For another kind of New Year's party, celebrate the Year of the Tiger with us on Thursday, February 25th as we honor the Lunar New Year with a Club Anime marathon featuring Japanese food, anime, and prizes.

While you are waiting for the Glee Season One, Volume 2 soundtrack to appear in the HCPL catalog or the DVD version of Glee: Season 1 Volume 1:The Road To Sectionals to be released, why not check out the Glee tunes by the original artists.

We can't guarantee snow like this past Friday, but if you join us on Saturday, December 12th from 11am to 4pm for our Sounds of the Season Open House, we can offer hot cocoa, inspiring music, and cookies!

I must admit I have been in love with werewolves ever since I saw Oz on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Unlike the undead world of vampires, werewolves can walk in the human world without being noticed. Some transform during the full moon but that legend changes depending upon the author. With the popularity of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, werewolf stories have also become more popular and here are some of my favorites.

Every summer, we do Camp Knit-a-Lot at the library and when it's over, everyone asks for a monthly knitting program for teens. We've taken the plunge and starting this month, we will be offering Knit Wits, a teen knitting club, the last Tuesday of the month at 6pm. Just bring your latest projects and supplies. Miss Sharon will be on hand to help you untangle your knitting problems. See you on Tuesday, November 24th at 6pm for our first meeting!

I've spend the last 24 hours "gleeking out" over Glee: The Music, Season 1. Even though most of the songs have been available online since the show started, I love having everything on the official CD. But what do you do when you have all the songs memorized? Go back to the source material by the original artists!

Information for Persons with Disabilities: Harris County Public Library will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who are interested in attending library programs. To make a request for yourself or someone you know, please notify the Branch Librarian two working days in advance of the program.